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Date of these obituaries: 04-16-97
Minnie Stewart's last wish granted: She returned home to Falmouth
Minnie Lois Stewart's final wish was to die in her Falmouth home.
However, Mrs. Stewart's home, damaged by the March flood, is being rehabbed. So church workers rushed to get one room prepared for Mrs. Stewart's return.
Mrs. Stewart, 61, came home Sunday morning. She died Monday night.
"When we unloaded her out of the ambulance she said, "I'm home. I made it, ' and she started crying, " said her son, David Earl England of Falmouth. "She seemed like she was at peace because she was at home."
Mrs. Stewart had suffered from cancer for 2 1/2 years. Since the flood, she had been staying at the Robertson County Home Care Unit in Mt. Olivet, her son said. Mrs. Stewart wanted to die in the home where she lived for 25 years. It also was where her husband, Frank Stewart, died in 1994.
"That was her biggest dream to basically be able to come home, " her son said. "She got to do what she wanted to do."
Mrs. Stewart and her husband formerly owned Stewart's Ambulance Service in Falmouth. She was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Butler.
Mrs. Stewart enjoyed spending time with her family and making quilts.
"You couldn't ask for a better mother, " Mr. England said. "She was there whenever we needed anything."
Other survivors include a daughter, Linda Newkirk of Falmouth; sons, Mark England and Frank Patrick Stewart, all of Falmouth; a stepdaughter, Janice Wiggins of Falmouth; her parents, Alvah and Louella Johnson Moorhead of Brooksville; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Falmouth Wesleyan Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today and from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Pendleton County. Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling arrangements.
Marianna Bockus Becker, 90, of Dry Ridge, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
She was a homemaker and a member of St. William Church, Williamstown; Burlington Road Homemakers and Boone County Fair Judges Board.
Survivors include sons, George R. Becker of Fairfield, Ohio, John W. Becker of Louisville, Paul R. Becker of Petersburg, James A. Becker of Dry Ridge and Lawrence J. Becker of Indianapolis; daughters, Betty J. Foppe of Cincinnati, Rose M. Gorman of West Chester, Ohio, Nancy H. Roland of Rabbit Hash, Barbara J. Scott of Dry Ridge and Linda L. Raper of Covington; a sister, Helen Smyth of Rabbit Hash; 48 grandchildren, 70 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the church. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Ft. Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to the church, 8 Church St., Williamstown 41097.
Veldon D. Boggs, 67, of Falmouth, died Monday at his home. He was the owner of Pendleton County Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance Co. and a member of Falmouth Baptist Church. He was a charter member and past treasurer of Pendleton County Country Club and a charter member and past president of Kentucky Wool Festival.
He was a past president of Falmouth Lions Club and a Master Mason with Falmouth Orion Lodge No. 222. He was a member of 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Indra Consistory Valley of Covington. He also was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Boggs of Falmouth; sons, Marty Boggs of Alexandria and Vaughn Boggs of Falmouth; a daughter, Karla Boggs of Falmouth; a brother, Charles Boggs of Venice, Fla.; a sister, Jewel Kiger of Webbville; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
Elden Fleeman, 65, of West Union, Ohio, formerly of Foster, died Tuesday at Columbia Hospital, Maysville.
Survivors include aunts, Viola Fleeman and Mary Elrod, both of Foster.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Lenoxburg Cemetery, Foster.
Memorials are suggested to Brooksville Baptist Church, or to the cemetery.
Helen M. Galliher, 64, of Covington, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Charles Allan "Hoop" Hamilton, 99, of Covington, died at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington.
He was a retired farmer.
Survivors include a sister, Susan Rich of California.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday.
Burial will be in Big Bone Cemetery, Union.
Ruth O'Dell Hewlett, 85, of Ft. Wright, died at 12:55 p.m. Tuesday at Highland Crossing Nursing Home, Ft. Mitchell.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Ruth Elizabeth Kelley, 84, of Carrollton, died Tuesday in Han over, Ind.
She was the retired owner/operator of Kelley's Florist, Carrollton. She was a member of Valley View Christian Church, Carrollton, and a member of the Carrollton Business & Professional Women's Club. Her husband, Ralph Harold Kelley, died in 1980.
Survivors include daughters, Joyce Marie Ball of Greenville, Texas and Carolyn Ruth Batts of Carrollton; a son, Richard Lee Kelley of Carrollton; a brother, Jack Stanley of Oregon; a sister, Edith Bogue of Indianapolis; 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Fri day at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be there from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
Burial will be in Moffett Cemetery, Milton.
Rev. Francis J. Kelly Jr., 80, of Newport, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. He was a retired Catholic priest and organized the Study Club at Cathedral Basilica, Covington.
Survivors include sisters, Patricia Phillips of Skaneateles, N.Y., Rosan Bailey of Naperville, Ill., Marcia Stryker of Cincinnati and Mary Lou Harris of Middletown, Ohio; and a brother, James Kelly of Cincinnati.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Vincent DePaul Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U.S. 42, Suite C6, Florence 41042, or Northern Kentucky Right to Life, P.O. Box 1202, Covington 41012.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Luther Marshall Kinder, 91, of Augusta, died Tuesday at Columbia Hospital, Maysville. He was a farmer. His wife, Gertrude Henson Kinder, died in 1967.
Survivors include a son, William Kinder of Florence; daughters, Joyce Johnson of Ewing, Wanda Clos and Jane Kennedy, both of Brooksville; a sister, Ber tha Starkey of Lebanon, Ohio; 16 grandchildren and 16 great-
grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. to day at the funeral home. Burial will be in Concord Cemetery, Brooksville.
Velma G. Maloney, 91, of Latonia, died at 5:40 a.m. Tuesday at Dearborn County Hospital in Lawrenceburg, Ind. She was a retired cosmetics specialist with Shillito's department store, Cincinnati, and a member of Main Street United Methodist Church, Covington.
Survivors include a brother, Russell Story of Covington; a sister, Burdetta Cox of Latonia; four grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Concord Methodist Cemetery, Brooksville. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 7730 U.S. 42, Suite C6, Florence 41042.
Nellie Moore, 77, of Covington, died at 1:50 a.m. at Rosedale Manor Nursing Home in Covington. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Ronald Moore of Covington; a brother, William Tipton of Erlanger; a sister, Mable Ruth Garland of Tennessee; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Mother of God Church Memorial Fund, 119 West Sixth St., Covington 41011. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Frances Rita Schlueter, 84, of Cold Spring, died Tuesday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring.
Survivors include a son, Jack Schlueter of Cold Spring; a daughter, Marianne Burke of Chilo, Ohio; a sister, Rose Teismann of Highland Heights; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1419 Alexandria Pike, Ft. Thomas 41075.
Emma Sleet, 73, of Covington, died at 7:55 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. She was a retired housekeeper, a volunteer with St. John Health Care Center, Covington, and a member of Willing Workers senior citizens group, Walton.
Survivors include a sister, Anna Lett of Altadena, Calif.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Richwood Cemetery.
Cloyce E. "Sam" Souders, 58, of West Palm Beach, Fla., formerly of Campbell County, died Thursday in West Palm Beach. He was an employee of General Motors in West Palm Beach.
Survivors include a daughter, Jill Souders of Dayton; a son, Craig Souders of Highland Heights; a sister, Virginia Bowman of Albuquerque, N.M.; and one grandchild.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Entombment will be in Alexandria Mausoleum. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Alexandria Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Helen Irene Walpole, 79, of Mt. Washington, Ohio, died at 6:40 p.m. Monday at her daughter's home in Kenton. She was a homemaker. Her husband, James T. Walpole, died in 1961.
Survivors include a daughter, Carole Applegate of Kenton; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation begins there at 6 p.m. Thursday. Burial: noon Friday at Pine Hill Cemetery, Corbin.
